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Boeing received approval on 2020-10-07 to continue development of a new satellite for the U.S. military’s Wideband Global Satcom constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2020Boeing cleared to continue development of WGS-11+ military satellite

Appropriators in the 2020 Defense Department conference report raised concerns about the Air Force’s commitment to provide accurate and timely weather data for worldwide military operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 28, 2020Space Force says it has a plan to fix gaps in weather data

The TACGEO program is designed to support the Department of Defense’s need for responsive, space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for tactical applications.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductSep 25, 2020U.S. Army to leverage BlackSky’s next generation satellites for Tactical GEOINT program

The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest user of satellite capacity in the world and is exploring ways to utilize capacity coming online in GEO, MEO, and LEO orbits.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseTechnical ProductSep 24, 2020ALL.SPACE Signs Contract with SES GS to Initiate Multi-Orbit Trials of Next-Gen Multi-Beam Antenna Technologies for U.S. Military

NASA works closely with the U.S. Department of Defense on monitoring potential collisions of debris with the International Space Station and other agency spacecraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 23, 2020Space station maneuvers to avoid debris

The National Academy of Public Administration published a report on 2020-08-20 concluding that the Commerce Department was the best agency for civil space traffic management compared to NASA, the Department of Defense, and the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNoiseSep 23, 2020Space station maneuvers to avoid debris

Space Policy Directive 3, signed in June 2018, called for the Commerce Department, through its Office of Space Commerce, to take on civil space traffic management responsibilities then handled by the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 23, 2020Space station maneuvers to avoid debris

The fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations conference report found that the Department of Defense lacks consensus on its space architecture plans to meet requirements for strategic and tactical missile warning, missile defense, and battlespace awareness mission areas.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanSep 22, 2020Space Force, DoD agencies, NRO try to get on the same page on future acquisitions

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency supports both the U.S. intelligence community and the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: Department of DefenseTechnical ProductSep 21, 2020BlackSky eyes niche role in geospatial intelligence market

L3Harris Technologies is responsible for maintaining and modernizing the U.S. military’s network of space surveillance sensors under a 10-year, $1,200,000,000 MOSSAIC contract awarded in February 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2020L3Harris gets $119 million Space Force contract for deep-space telescopes

The Department of Defense procurement process continues to use the program objective memorandum (POMing) approach that originated under Robert McNamara in 1951.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 17, 2020Space Development Agency praised as change agent in Pentagon procurement

The Department of Defense procurement process still follows the Joint Requirements Oversight Council process that was established in 1984.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 17, 2020Space Development Agency praised as change agent in Pentagon procurement

DARPA plans to launch as many as 20 small satellites for the Blackjack program to demonstrate a mesh network in low Earth orbit that can meet military requirements at lower cost and shorter design cycles than traditional Pentagon programs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2020Blue Canyon selects Orbion electric thrusters for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites

Govini found that the number of Chinese suppliers in the Defense Department’s supplier base increased by 420% from 2010 to 2019 to 655 in the sampled data.

Mentioned as: the defense departmentOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2020Tory Bruno reveals Chinese company tried to infiltrate ULA’s supply chain

The Space Development Agency is a U.S. Department of Defense agency charged with transforming the military’s approach to developing and acquiring space systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2020Former Pentagon official Fred Kennedy is the new president of Momentus

Blue Canyon Technologies selected Orbion Space Technology to supply the electric propulsion system for the U.S. military’s Blackjack constellation on 2020-09-15.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2020Blue Canyon selects Orbion electric thrusters for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites

Thomas Zelibor aims to bring new ideas and the latest technologies to the Department of Defense through his appointment to the DIB SAC.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 9, 2020Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Thomas Zelibor joins Defense Innovation Board Space Advisory Committee

Thomas Zelibor will provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Defense and other senior Department of Defense leaders on emerging space technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative PlanSep 9, 2020Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Thomas Zelibor joins Defense Innovation Board Space Advisory Committee

Thomas Zelibor is uniquely qualified to identify and assess emerging space technologies that could benefit the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 9, 2020Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Thomas Zelibor joins Defense Innovation Board Space Advisory Committee

Thomas Zelibor spent the first 34 years of his career in the US military.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of DefenseNarrative GeneralSep 9, 2020Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Thomas Zelibor joins Defense Innovation Board Space Advisory Committee
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